Trump and taxes | Back to drawing board, seeks GOP consensus

President Donald Trump has scrapped the tax plan he campaigned on and is going back to the drawing board in a search for Republican consensus

US strike on Syria is widely hailed, but angers Russia

BEIRUT (AP) — World leaders rallied around the United States after it launched a missile strike early today (Friday) on a Syrian air base in response to this week's chemical

Police: Phone fraud on the rise

The director of the Judiciary Police (PJ), Chau Wai Kuong, revealed that 150 residents fell victim to telephone fraud between March 14 and April 5. Chau was speaking to

Chemical attack | International donors pledge USD6 billion in Syria aid

International donors pledged USD6 billion in aid for war-ravaged Syria as the U.N. Security Council held emergency talks over a suspected chemical attack that killed dozens in a

USA | Nevada man arrested on terrorism, weapon charges in Vegas

A Las Vegas man who has been free on bail for three months while fighting explosives and firearms charges was arrested late yesterday on counts of terrorism

Offbeat | UK woman who urinated on Trump golf course loses case

A British woman who was photographed urinating on a golf course in Scotland founded by U.S. President Donald Trump lost her demand for damages but said she was "very

This Day in History | 1976 – Government crisis as Stonehouse quits

The controversial MP and former Cabinet Minister John Stonehouse has resigned from the Labour Party, leaving the government in a minority of one. In his resignation letter, he launched

World briefs

PHLIPPINES President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he has ordered the military to occupy and fortify all Philippine-held islands in the disputed South China Sea to assert the country's claims

The Buzz | Man known as Godfather of Grass back in US; pot charges loom

A legendary outlaw known as the Godfather of Grass who disappeared almost a decade ago while federal agents were closing in on him was deported from Canada and was

Organized Crime | Former Mexican cartel head gets life for drug smuggling

A once-powerful Mexican drug cartel leader and associate of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been sentenced to life in a U.S. prison. Alfredo Beltran Leyva, 46, was sentenced yesterday

Greece | Officials say a deal on unfreezing the bailout is close

Top Greek and European officials indicated yesterday that it’s possible to reach a breakthrough in the country’s difficult bailout talks over the next two days. Greece’s prime minister

This Day in History  | 1997 – Fault cuts short space shuttle mission

The US space agency, Nasa, has aborted the latest space shuttle flight and ordered its crew to return to Earth because of a defective fuel cell.

Offbeat | Steal of the year: Shoplifter trapped in store after closing calls 911

Ohio police say a suspected shoplifter called 911 for help after she hid in a fitting room at closing time and got locked inside a department store. Brimfield

World briefs

IRAQ Islamic militants unleashed multiple suicide attacks in the city of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, killing at least 22 people, a provincial official said yesterday. Five suicide bombers

Booze & Women | Portugal official was in frame for top eurozone job, PM says

Portugal’s prime minister said this week the country’s finance minister was recently asked whether he would be available to become the eurozone’s top official, replacing Jeroen Dijsselbloem.

The Buzz | Netflix looking for a thumbs-up as star ratings fade away

Netflix’s  video-streaming service is officially scrapping its familiar star-rating system, hoping to make it easier for its 94 million subscribers to signal whether they liked a movie or

Middle East | Official: Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner travels to Iraq

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, is visiting Iraq with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, an official said. Details

This Day in History | 1968 – Martin Luther King shot dead

The American black civil rights leader, Dr Martin Luther King, has been assassinated. Dr King was shot dead in the southern US city of

Offbeat | Urban myth proves true: Grammar vigilante is fixing UK signs

It’s an urban myth come true — the presence of a man dedicated to ridding the English city of Bristol of grammatical errors in its shop signs.

World briefs

PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte threatened yesterday to unleash new attack aircraft and the “full power of the state” against communist rebels if a new round of peace

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